General Knowledge Question and Answer

1. Which of the following is NOT a language for computer programming?

(a) WINDOWS 98
(b) PASCAL
(c) BASIC
(d) COBOL
(e) C+

2. Which of the following countries handed over Macau to China?

(a) United Kingdom
(b) Russia
(c) Taiwan
(d) Japan
(e) Portugal

3. Who amongst the following is the author of the book Business @ the Speed of Thought?

(a) Bill Gates
(b) Gita Piramal
(c) Alyque Padamsee
(d) Jyoti Thapamani
(e) None of these

4. Which of the following is a book written by Salman Rushdie?

(a) Hannibal
(b) Close Range
(c) The Language of Silence
(d) The Ground Beneath Her Feet
(e) None of these

5. The Three Gorges dam project of China, is being built over which of the following rivers?

(a) Huang Ho
(b) Yangtze river
(c) Han Shui
(d) Yalong
(e) None of these

6. TAG-24 is a high-yielding variety of which of the following crops developed by BARC Punjab and Rao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth of Maharashtra?

(a) Potato
(b) Paddy
(c) Sugarcane
(d) Groundnut
(e) Wheat

7. Which of the following does not play a role in rural indebtedness?

(a) Low income
(b) Unemployment
(c) Use of high-yielding variety of seeds
(d) Natural calamities
(e) Unproductive expenses

8. Which of the following is not a source of income for Panchayats in India?

(a) Budget allocated from Union Government
(b) Share from state government s annual budgets
(c) Proceeds from taxes levied by them
(d) Income from property, investment and remunerative undertakings
(e) Fees and charges imposed

Answers:

1.(a) WINDOWS 98
2.(e) Portugal
3.(a) Bill Gates
4.(d) The Ground Beneath Her Feet
5.(b) Yangtze river
6.(c) Sugarcane
7.(c) Use of high-yielding variety of seeds
8.(a) Budget allocated from Union Government